CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO

hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 27, 2010

Incident Information

Incident DateAugust 27, 2010
OperatorCHEVRON PIPE LINE CO
CommodityHVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.82533, -94.92286

Cause

CauseOTHER ACCIDENT CAUSE
SubcauseMISCELLANEOUS

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$2,500
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"EMISION DEVICE FAILED TO NEGATE THE SMALL VOLUME OF PROPYLENE BEING SAMPLED BY THE ANALYZER & AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IGNITED THE MIXTURE, RESULTING IN A VERY SMALL FLAME AT THE EXHAUST STACK. THE ANALYZER WAS BLOCKED IN, THE SMALL FLAME EXTINGUISHED ITSELF & AIR EMISION DEVICE WAS REPLACED."

About This Pipeline Incident

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